Average Scores of Items in the Physician Satisfaction Scales (n = 498)
| Criteria | Average |
|---|---|
| Physician Job Satisfaction | |
| The care you provide to your patients | 4.44 (0.63) |
| The degree of personal autonomy you have | 3.65 (1.05) |
| The way you are paid for your services | 3.22 (1.21) |
| The current volume of patients that you see | 3.56 (1.05) |
| The way that your practice is managed | 3.30 (1.12) |
| Your current work setting overall | 3.71 (1.03) |
| Scale Score | 3.65 (0.73) |
| Physician Referral Satisfaction | |
| Your ability to retain control over the patients’ care after referral to specialist | 3.62 (0.90) |
| Your ability to refer patients to the specialists who are best suited to help them | 3.70 (0.98) |
| Your communication with specialists regarding outcomes of patients referrals | 3.76 (0.87) |
| Scale Score | 3.69 (0.73) |
For each item, physicians rated their satisfaction on a scale of 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied). Standard deviation presented in parentheses.